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Where the Cache la Poudre River leaves the foothills, Precision Pest Control is on call for Fort Collins houses, campus-area rentals and commercial buildings, plus termite and pest inspections for sales. Service is built around boxelder bugs, clover mites, wasps, mosquitoes and subterranean termites, which settle around Old Town's older homes and newer streets alike.
What Precision Pest Control offers
Fort Collins has its own pest calendar: mites in spring, mosquitoes in midsummer, bugs on sunny walls in fall. Precision Pest Control tends to residences, rentals and storefronts from Old Town out to the city edges. Free estimates, eco-friendly products and plans from $57 keep the first step easy.
Service for Fort Collins houses, from historic Old Town homes to newer subdivisions: mites and bugs gathering on south walls, wasps under eaves, mosquitoes near irrigated yards, and termites in the foundation.
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Plans for Fort Collins restaurants, offices, shops and apartment communities, with a close look at patios, dumpster pads, back doors and landscaping where pests gather.
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Whether the Fort Collins house is going on the market or you are buying one, our inspection looks at footings, crawl space and any wood near the soil, with results delivered in writing.
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Tell us what you are seeing and where. We will recommend a plan for your home or business, with service plans from $57.
What we treat
Boxelder Bugs, Clover Mites, Paper Wasps and Mosquitoes Along the Poudre
Boxelder bugs
Per CSU Extension, females lay eggs on and around female boxelder trees, and the nymphs feed on low plants and then on seeds. Come fall, adults head for protected places like houses, gathering on south and west exposures. They rarely bite, but they stain light surfaces and smell when crushed. CSU suggests removing a problem tree when practical, sealing entry points, and using soapy water or a vacuum on the ones that get in.
Clover mites
CSU Extension calls clover mites walking dust specks. Mild days in spring and fall send them through gaps at window frames and door edges, and trouble clusters where grass meets a sunny foundation. They do not bite or damage furnishings, but crushing them leaves rusty red stains on white surfaces, so vacuum instead. CSU advises keeping grass and other host plants about three feet from the foundation and caulking exterior openings.
European paper wasps
CSU Extension traces the first Colorado record of the European paper wasp to Larimer County in August 2001, and it is now very abundant in urbanized eastern Colorado. Nests hang in dark, sheltered places such as grills, pipes, hollow wall spaces and the undersides of porch decks and eaves. The wasps are fairly non-aggressive, and stings occur almost exclusively when a nest is disturbed. CSU says to treat a nest in the evening, when most wasps are inside.
Culex mosquitoes
Larimer County does not run its own mosquito program. Its cities contract out surveillance and larval control, and Culex trap counts feed a West Nile risk index that guides spraying. The county tells residents to change bird bath water at least weekly, clear gutters, fix broken sprinkler heads and add BTI dunks to standing water.
Eastern subterranean termites
CSU Extension says the eastern subterranean termite is the species usually responsible for structural damage in Colorado, and that termites are an increasing problem in urban areas. Signs include winged adults near windows and lights in spring or fall, plus pencil-sized dirt tubes running over foundations and crawl space walls. Keep wood from touching soil and fix moisture problems. CSU recommends a licensed professional for soil treatments and bait stations.
Spotted something?
With 51 inches of snow in an average year, this is the quiet stretch outdoors, but boxelder bugs that slipped inside in fall can emerge on a warm day. Check crawl spaces for moisture and mud tubes while you are already looking at the furnace and water heater.
CSU Extension says clover mites enter on warm spring days, usually fading by late May or early June. Termites may swarm on spring days, and wasps start new nests, so check eaves and grills early. Pull grass back from the foundation on the south side.
Culex mosquitoes are most active in July and August, mainly in the evening and early morning. Dump standing water and watch irrigation for leaks. Paper wasp colonies keep growing, and by late summer a nest may hold several dozen wasps.
Sunny walls fill up with boxelder bugs, and clover mites move in again in October and November. Termite swarms can also appear in fall. Seal gaps around windows, doors and utility lines before cold weather sets in.
Describe it on the phone and we will tell you what it likely is and how we would treat it. Estimates are free.
8 questions answered
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They breed on female boxelder trees, then pack onto sunny walls in fall, according to CSU Extension. Wall and door cracks shelter them over winter, and they head back to trees by late May. They mostly annoy and stain. Sealing entry points before they gather works best.
CSU Extension advises keeping grass and host plants about three feet from the foundation, caulking windows and doors, and vacuuming mites rather than crushing them. They enter on warm spring and fall days, mostly on south and west walls. Tell us what you see and we can inspect those walls.
Yes, when Larimer County health officials recommend it, based on a West Nile risk index built from trap counts. You can still help by emptying bird baths weekly, clearing gutters and adding BTI dunks to standing water. We can look over your yard for places water collects.
CSU Extension says the eastern subterranean termite causes most structural damage in Colorado and is an increasing urban problem. Watch for winged adults in spring or fall and for mud tubes on foundations. A written inspection shows what is present and where.
Leave it alone if you can, because CSU Extension says stings occur almost exclusively when a nest is disturbed. If it sits by a door or walkway, evening is the best time to treat, when most wasps are inside. Describe where it is when you ask for a free estimate.
Plans begin at $57, and the exact quote follows a free estimate that considers lot size, building age and the problem you describe. Use the website form, or call to talk it through: (512) 561-7451.
Yes. Houses, rental properties, apartment communities, restaurants, shops and offices in Fort Collins are all covered. Landlords and property managers can ask for a no-charge estimate on the website and describe the building, and we will price the work after that.
It is a sensible step, because buyers often ask about wood damage. The inspection covers footings, crawl space and gaps where pests get in, and the results come back as a written document. Estimates are free, and the products used are eco-friendly.
Fort Collins lies at the base of the northern Front Range foothills, with the Poudre River, Spring Creek and Horsetooth Reservoir close by. Cold winters and irrigated lawns shape which pests move in.
Fort Collins, the Larimer County seat, had 169,810 residents in the 2020 census. The city lies on the Cache la Poudre River, about 60 miles north of Denver, at roughly 5,000 feet. Spring Creek crosses town, and Horsetooth Reservoir and the granite outcrop of Horsetooth Mountain sit just west.
Winters are cold and the air is semi-arid: about 15.9 inches of precipitation, 51 inches of snow and a December average near 31 degrees. Colorado State University anchors the west side. Old Town grew around the 1864 fort site, and homes and commercial buildings from the 1880s still stand there, so century-old foundations sit near lawns watered all summer.
Local field notes
What our technicians check first on a Fort Collins property
Unique to Fort Collins
Local conditions decide where pests live and how they get in. These are the Fort Collins details that shape every plan we write here.
Houses built in the 1880s and after, near the old fort site, often have stone or brick foundations with crawl spaces. That is where CSU Extension says to look for earthen termite tubes and wood lined with soil. Keep wood and mulch off the ground, and tap sill plates now and then for a dull sound.
Lawns that run right up to the walls are what clover mites love, and a female boxelder tree in a yard is what draws boxelder bugs. Edge a three-foot bare strip around the foundation, caulk window frames, and trim back branches that touch the roof. Sunny south and west walls deserve the closest look.
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